Jan 4, 2023
Shock art is contemporary
art that incorporates disturbing imagery, sound or scents
to create a shocking experience. It is a way to disturb "smug,
complacent and hypocritical" people.[2] While
the art form's proponents argue that it is "imbedded with social
commentary" and critics dismiss it as "cultural pollution", it is
an increasingly marketable art, described by one art critic in 2001
as "the safest kind of art that an artist can go into the business
of making today".[3][4] But
while shock art may attract curators and make
headlines, Reason magazine's
2007 review of The Art
Newspaper suggested that traditional art shows
continue to have more popular appeal.
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